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''' | | image = Michael E. Briant.jpg | ||
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| birth date = [[14 February (people)|14 February]] [[1942 (people)|1942]] | |||
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| job title = [[Director]] | |||
| story = {{il|''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]''|''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]''|''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]''|''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]''|''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''|''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]''}} | |||
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| non dwu = ''Emmerdale'' | |||
| imdb = nm0108468 | |||
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| clip = Exclusive First Look Casting the Primitives - Doctor Who - Colony in Space | |||
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'''Michael E. Briant''' [[direct]]ed several ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories. He was invited to a meeting to view the new [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] costumes for ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', and suggested the idea of them having inbuilt [[Energy weapon|guns]]. This was incorporated into the design. | |||
Briant had originally been an actor, working under the stage name Michael Tennant, as there was already a Michael Bryant registered with Equity. Having started using his own name as a director, Briant later added the initial "E" to avoid confusion with the aforementioned actor, after the pair apparently began receiving each other's mail. | Briant had originally been an actor, working under the stage name Michael Tennant, as there was already a Michael Bryant registered with Equity. Having started using his own name as a director, Briant later added the initial "E" to avoid confusion with the aforementioned actor, after the pair apparently began receiving each other's mail. | ||
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Revision as of 08:49, 3 January 2014
Michael E. Briant directed several Doctor Who stories. He was invited to a meeting to view the new Cybermen costumes for Revenge of the Cybermen, and suggested the idea of them having inbuilt guns. This was incorporated into the design.
Briant had originally been an actor, working under the stage name Michael Tennant, as there was already a Michael Bryant registered with Equity. Having started using his own name as a director, Briant later added the initial "E" to avoid confusion with the aforementioned actor, after the pair apparently began receiving each other's mail.
Doctor Who stories directed
- Colony in Space (as Michael Briant)
- The Sea Devils (as Michael Briant)
- The Green Death (as Michael Briant)
- Death to the Daleks
- Revenge of the Cybermen
- The Robots of Death
